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Brief Title: Biomarkers in Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Cisplatin and Cetuximab on ECOG-E5397
Official Title: PTEN Determination in Squamous Cell Cancer of The Head and Neck Treated on E5397, A Randomized Phase III Trial of Cisplatin Plus Placebo Versus Cisplatin Plus C225 (Cetuximab) in Metastatic/Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
Study ID: NCT01466244
Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment. PURPOSE: This research study is studying biomarkers in patients with metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer treated with cisplatin and cetuximab on ECOG-E5397.
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare cetuximab activity, as reflected in response rate (RR), in PTEN-deficient and PTEN-expressing cancers. Secondary * Examine RR, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) in PTEN-deficient and PTEN-expressing cancers, by treatment arm. OUTLINE: Tissue microarray slides collected earlier from ECOG-E5397 are immunostained with PTEN antibody and analyzed with AQUA.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Name: Barbara A. Burtness, MD
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR